3.96 avg rating — 1,041,848 ratings

"Held my attention throughout. Though it could have been shorter, still the characters and the cultures presented taught me a lot and will remain with me."

3.98 avg rating — 124,717 ratings

"My favorite Erdrich and I have liked most all of them. "

3.69 avg rating — 54,187 ratings

"A quiet book about the reality behind the Big Apple life of loneliness and near poverty, a gentle story of being open to love in different wrappings and accepting the slow process of its ripening."

4.20 avg rating — 464,405 ratings

"Though the writing sometimes disappointed me, the story was rich and didn't require a lot of back knowledge. I loved the relationship between the two women so apart in age and experience yet able to connect deeply."

3.85 avg rating — 12,374 ratings

"This novel about an African doctor's family is beautifully layered with emotion and family history that carries the reader into the secrets that have divided the family and left it desolate. It is a profound story of restoration and of the power of love across time and continents."